Please
do NOT mail us letters for families of those still unaccounted
for
(remains NOT returned yet or no answers yet.)

We have NO addresses
for those families and can only post EMAIL in LOVELETTERS.

Remember,
ALL
POW/MIAs (but for Bowe Bergdahl) have been "declared dead" since the war,
but
all those declared dead ARE NOT HOME.Family members have bracelets made every day so they may
continue to distribute this visible reminder of a lost loved
one. Be reminded the family could be greatly insulted if their
loved one was abandoned AGAIN by you returning the bracelet
now. The pledge with the bracelet is "till he comes
home." That means LIVE, body, teeth OR in this day of
associative identification, when the family accepts what is
offered.

From: SHARON
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 22:41:28 EDT

I just ran across your web site. I'm not quite
sure how I got here but here I am.

My brother has been an MIA since 1969. I'm
starting to receive a few of his bracelets back from
people that have worn them for years. God bless them
all!!

One web site is telling them to return them to the
family members, I know they really don't know what to do
with these after so many years, but
I thought you were to keep them until they came home...
I don't know how to thank all these people for all the
prayers for so many years. Words don't seem
enough.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

It also means, if need be, the bracelet is worn for the
next however many days or years or God forbid, decades. Broken
or worn bracelets can be left at the WALL or a Memorial when
replaced with a new
one. A note and a POW decal with it can STILL focus
attention on that man, even when left that way.
Rather
than return the bracelet BEFORE he is home, feel free to leave a message for the
family at LOVELETTERS.
Then, please put the bracelet back on!

If
remains have been returned.....

Rarely do we have contact with a family member.

The
United States Government is the only entity having a list of
family addresses of those missing after the war ended.

Again, the bracelet can be left at
the WALL, or a Memorial. In addition, if you are just now
finding out that remains were returned many years ago, it is
suggested that the bracelet be left at the WALL, or a Memorial.
Re-opening the wounds and memories years later can be very
difficult for families, but a note can be posted at LOVELETTERS.

If
the bracelet belongs to a former prisoner of war thatreturned alive......

While we cannot disclose home address, telephone numbers,
or email, we can forward mail.

If you choose to make contact,
SEAL your item/note/letter. Address that package to the name on
your bracelet. POSTAGE on the letter to be forwarded is
appreciated! (DO NOT write rank; most were promoted and are
now retired.) We will complete the address and forward your note
the same day.

Mail your
item/note/letter to:

P.O.W.
NETWORK
Box 68
Skidmore, MO 64487-0068

We cannot guarantee that you will
receive an answer, but in many cases the returnee will
correspond directly with you. DO NOT send certified mail!

The following is
note from another area on our web-site.
It is an option for those wanting to write a family...

Although we
have no way to personally contact the many family members of
those still waiting to come home, whether in enemy hands, or
God's
hands, it is our hope that the families will find this site.

Many inquiring
about the status of the Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine
on their bracelet have asked how to write and tell the families
they
still care. The contact by activist's with family members
is extremely
limited. We try to maintain their privacy and cause no
further pain or
grief. As we have had to state many times, the United
States Government
is the ONLY organization that holds a complete list of POW/MIA
family
members and their home addresses.

Perhaps fate
will guide us all and this site will form a bond among all
of us that wait - family and citizens alike. It is our
hope that the
families will find these "love letters" and realize
they are not alone -
we have not forgotten.

PLEASE leave
an e-mail address or mailing address for a family member to
respond to your message, should they choose to do so. Also
remember
this is a public forum - your letters are open for all to read.

NETWORK Note: All email
received with LOVELETTERS in the subject area is
publicly
posted on the web site. We have no way of knowing if writers
receive a response from family members or former POWs.